Senior Business Analyst - Oracle HCM
Company: WM
Location: Des Moines
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age,
national origin, disability, or veteran status.WM, a Fortune 250
company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and
environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed
to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and
financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in
residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets
throughout North America through a network of collection
operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and
waste-based energy production projects.**I. Job Summary**The Senior
level Business Analyst supports the Functional Ownership of the
assigned applications that include but are not limited to: Oracle
module(s) and is responsible to work with their Domain Lead/Product
Owner in partnering with the Department and Center of Excellence
Leader to consult, innovate, enhance and/or deliver technology
solutions to the organization.The Senior Business Analyst will work
with the Domain Lead/Product Owner and the Function and/or Center
of Excellence leaders (e.g., Finance, Accounting, People,
Recruiting, Payroll, Treasury, Tax, Shared Services, etc.) to
understand the business requirements, vision, system issues and
recommend a solution that will meet their short and/or long-term
needs. Acts as liaison between business, functional team and
application support. He/she will need to challenge existing
solutions and work with the Domain Lead/Product Owner in enhancing
systems with an emphasis on user experience, simplification,
automation, performance, and standardization. Generally, provides
functional input for application/vendor support of a moderate level
of complexity.**II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities**To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be
assigned.+ With the Domain Lead/Product Owner, supports the design
and testing of the system with a focus on business objectives and
end user experience.+ Reviews release notes and vendor published
sites to keep current and recommend solutions to resolve issues.
May log enhancement requests or "vote" for enhancements.+
Facilitates design sessions on items of moderate complexity, lead
and review the development of design specs and configuration
iterations, participating in the solution and validating/approving
prior to deployment.+ Analyzes impact of configuration, Fast
Formulas, and extensions to service delivery, downstream systems
and integrations. Leads meetings to resolve priority issues of
moderate complexity.+ Continuously develops and advances knowledge
of assigned application(s) utilizing vendor websites, user groups
and training to effectively utilize system capabilities. May mentor
less experienced team members and is recognized for working
knowledge.+ Support the request for proposal (RFP) process working
closely with the application support team, Domain Lead/Product
Owner and Finance/People functions leaders.+ Gathers, documents,
conducts assessments on requests, develops and analyzes functional
requirements of moderate complexity to make recommendations for
config, reporting, and/or integrations. Interaction with senior
management (Sr. Directors, VPs) is typically in conjunction with
Domain Lead/Product Owner.+ Follows and may make suggestions to any
established requirements gathering process. Coordinates with
configurators, QA (Digital) and Technical team.+ Coordinates and
executes unit, integration and acceptance testing. Provides support
with required screen shots and system steps for testing and change
management. Supports User Acceptance testing by developing test
scenarios/cases and ensuring testers have necessary information and
access for testing.+ Provides support for moderately complex
integrations, reports, and large data imports/extractions. Plans
for and supports migrations, releases, upgrades and/or patches -
mitigating risk/downstream impacts. Develops knowledge on
configuration, extensions and Fast Formulas. Engages Digital and
vendor for support as necessary.+ Collaborates with Domain
Lead/Product Owner, Process Owner and COE SMEs. Provides
consultative advice on moderately complex issues to Finance/People
functions and relevant detailed documentation.+ Actively
participates in design sessions and provides input on design and
configuration iterations.+ Analyzes current and proposed
processes/systems. Makes recommendations on effectiveness and
efficiency.+ Identify application changes and partner with the
Domain Lead/Product Owner and PMO/CMO to support the creation of
change impact materials (job aids, training, FAQs, communications,
etc.)+ Assists with resolving "How To" questions and maintains
relevant support materials with Knowledge Management and PMO
team.**III. Supervisory Responsibilities**+ No formal supervisory
responsibilities in this position. May mentor to less experienced
team members and lead projects.**IV. Qualifications**The
requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications
necessary to perform the job.A. Education and Experience+
Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree,
High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of
relevant work experience.+ Experience: Five (5) years of experience
supporting Technology Service Delivery (in addition to education
requirement).B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other
Requirements+ None required.C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities
Required+ **Operations / business / financial knowledge** : Working
knowledge and understanding of WM's operations and service
capabilities, or an ability to become a quick study, that
translates this knowledge into practical and impactful features
that add value to our customers without contributing to
inefficiency for the business.+ **Technology support experience** :
Track record of administration, upgrading and enhancing business
process solutions. The successful candidate will have experience
across several technologies including or similar applications to -
Oracle cloud, OneStream, Hyperion, Coupa, Kronos/UKG.+ **'Can do' &
'imagine if' mindset** : A proactive, can-do mindset that enables
independent definition and pursuit of opportunity, combined with a
creative 'what if' persona that pushes the candidate to think
out-of-the-box and venture into unproven territory.+
**Collaboration** : Ability to partner with stakeholders (e.g.,
Digital, Finance, People, Area) and other functions for the success
of the Company and project focusing on the greater good of the
Company, its employees and customers.+ **Communication** : Strong
oral and written communication skills, with a proven ability to
synthesize and tailor moderately complex material into simple and
easily digestible content by experts and non-experts alike,
including Corporate and Area stakeholders, and potentially the
Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will have a track
record of proactively speaking up and constructive dissent, where a
contrarian opinion is held.+ **Innovative** : Ability to think big,
innovative and drive change across the enterprise.+ **Dispute
resolution** : Ability to combine all qualities above to resolve
most day-to-day disputes independently and without more senior
level support. Will need to leverage strong problem solving and
troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature
judgment.+ **Value-added innovation track record** : Track record
of demonstrative examples identifying, developing and implementing
novel solutions with clear impact. This includes taking calculated
risks and being prone to experimenting with new concepts.+ **Fact
and data-driven approach** : Track record of relying on facts and
data to drive action, as opposed to over-relying on instinct, gut
feel, experience or opinion. The successful candidate will have a
track record of frequently using data, to overcome confirmation
bias thereby ensuring the right decision is ultimately made even
where counterintuitive.**V. Work Environment**Listed below are key
points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.+
Normal setting for this job is: office setting.**Benefits**At WM,
each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation
package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short
Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on
401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays,
and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by
site.\#LI-SS3\#LI-REMOTEIf this sounds like the opportunity that
you have been looking for, please click "Apply."Equal Opportunity
Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
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